In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2, 31 August 1915, Page 5

In the West.

CERMANS STRIVING FOR PEACE. NEGOTIATIONS TURNED DOWN UNCONDITIONALLY. United Press Association. ' 4 (Received 8.20 a.m.) London. August 30. | Tlie Telegraph declares that every I I German success is being accompanied by repeated peace negotiations, which are refused unconditionally. ARCONNE ARTILLERY DUEL. ENEMY TRENCHES SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. (Received 9.15 a.m.) Paris, August 30. A communique late yesterday states: A violent artillery struggle, accompanied by mine explosions and bomb and grenade fighting, occurred in a great number of places in the Argonne, and the, enemy's trenches were seriously damaged at Courtechausee, also Meurissons and Boland. The night was calm.

FRENCH MUNITION MAKERS.

London, August 30

The Daily Telegraph states that the/ Parliamentary Munitions Committee visited the munition makers in the five leading centres of France. A friendly discussion, which introduced the need for /redoubled efforts, especially hi view of their comrades' patience and self-sacrifice in the trenches, stimulated the workers to enthusiasm. The visitors recognised the arduous work already achieved, and correspondence now reaching the committee testifies to the value of these meetings. WEEK-END CASUALTY LIST. London, August 30. The week-end casualties are 181 officers and 3406 non-coms, and men. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. .. j,. London, August 20. Films of Lortl visit to the French army shown privately at the 'wir'Oificev'Vli.sclose the fact') lira I ; Lord Ki'tVlifeher' u'ctnhlly ,w,ent to the first line of'trenches!, and, jn company with General Joffre, witImfaM tej;s.

il ml (RotteVdam, August 30. ♦

The V iGerraftn t propagandist' campiiign is ' meeting witlr results similar to Count l Dernburg's mission to America. The newspapers regard it as a mean action to steal arid publish secret documents from the archives of Brussels, and the general opinion is that tlie campanulas' proved the ivbsolute 'coi'i\ectne*& of : Belgian' diploriiaey' ? '